Articles for Kimon de Greef
Uber and out: Drivers in Cape Town are working 24-hour shifts for low pay
“You must be prepared to sleep on the road”
Feature | 26 May 2016
Uber decision to allow cash payments alarms drivers
Concerns over safety and conflict with minibus taxi industry
News | 20 May 2016
Dagga spraying: police ‘expert’ accused of bad science
Activists and doctors question ties to agrochemical firms
Feature | 5 May 2016
Battle to stop dagga spraying
Activists take steps to prevent Saps helicopters destroying marijuana crops
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Masixole Feni.
Feature | 20 April 2016
Cash crops poisoned in Pondoland
Police helicopters spray marijuana plantations every year
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Masixole Feni.
Feature | 7 April 2016
Taxi strike shuts down Durban city centre
Customers and shop owners hide out of fear of looting and teargas
Brief | 30 March 2016
Assassinated anti-mining activist knew his life was in danger
Struggle against mining in Xolobeni will continue, promises Nonhle Mbuthuma
Feature | 29 March 2016
How drought is destroying KZN’s cattle farms
Lack of rain has forced farmers to make difficult decisions
Feature | 11 February 2016
Historic pigeon race unites fanciers
At dawn on Saturday 12 September more than 15,000 homing pigeons were released from Hanover in the Northern Cape, kicking off the largest single pigeon race in South African history. The birds burst into the air and began circling to orientate themselves. Within ten minutes they had vanished, setting off on the 600 km journey home.
Kimon de Greef
Feature | 14 September 2015